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Helicopter Escape and Rescue Outfit (HERO) Sketches

  • 1960s

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Concept sketches of a one-man portable Helicopter Escape and Rescue Outfit (HERO), drawn by Kenneth R. Shoulders. HERO was conceived as a wearable or solo-operated compact aerial device intended for military escape and rescue operations. The HERO concept never reached mass production or commercial viability.

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  • Series II. Subject Files
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  • Box 2, Folder 28

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Shoulders, Kenneth R. “Helicopter Escape and Rescue Outfit (HERO) Sketches,” 1960–1969. Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers, Box 2, Folder 28. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/cd4zcr6.

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